Plant Utilities and Process Systems Team Leader

Requisition Number: 72479

 

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Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets. We are changing the world with: 

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 

 

Role Purpose

The Plant Utilities and Process Systems Team Leader provides frontline leadership for control room operations, ensuring the reliable delivery of critical utilities and process systems that enable safe, efficient, and continuous plant performance. This role drives operational excellence by fostering a disciplined, proactive, and collaborative culture focused on uptime, quality, and continuous improvement. Through effective resource management, team development, and cross-functional coordination, the Team Leader ensures that utilities and process systems operate safely and consistently to support plant objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead shift control room operations to support plant utilities and process systems.
• Provide clear direction and focus for all control room employees on shift.
• Manage resources—people, materials, and equipment—to optimize equipment uptime, utility reliability, throughput, and maintenance execution.
• Ensure preventative, reactive, and predictive maintenance activities are completed safely and on schedule.
• Promote a safe, efficient, and process-driven control room culture grounded in continuous improvement.
• Track and validate control room reporting to align with utilities uptime goals.
• Develop staffing plans, training programs, and control room protocols to strengthen team capability.
• Build strong relationships with maintenance leaders, production teams, internal stakeholders, and skilled trades.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide coaching, and recognize achievements.
• Oversee onboarding and training for hourly control room workforce.
• Provide positive backfill and shift coverage for peer maintenance team leaders as needed.

Work Hours

• Standard Monday–Friday schedule, with flexibility to work a 12-hour 2-3-2 Pitman schedule for 24/7 coverage when required.
• Ability to adjust hours to support weekend and evening operations as needed.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field and 2+ years of manufacturing maintenance experience preferred.
• In lieu of a degree, 5+ years of direct supervision of control room employees in a critical environment.

Required Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation ability.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and lead skilled employees with clarity and accountability.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple departments and functions.
• High ethical standards, integrity, and positive leadership approach.
• Strong process control discipline and continuous improvement mindset.
• Customer-focused approach